Copeland v. McAdory
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from tbe City Court of Birmingham. Tried before the Hon. H. A. Sharpe. This was a suit brought by Willis McAdory and wife against W. B. Copeland and wife to recover damages for the alleged breach of warranties in a deed from the defendants to plaintiffs. There was verdict and judgment for the plaintiffs against W. B. Copeland. The plaintiffs confessed the plea of coverture as to the defendant, Mrs. Copeland.
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Appeal from tbe City Court of Birmingham. Tried before the Hon. H. A. Sharpe. This was a suit brought by Willis McAdory and wife against W. B. Copeland and wife to recover damages for the alleged breach of warranties in a deed from the defendants to plaintiffs. There was verdict and judgment for the plaintiffs against W. B. Copeland. The plaintiffs confessed the plea of coverture as to the defendant, Mrs. Copeland. The evidence introduced for the plaintiffs tended to show that the defendant, W. B. Copeland, sold and conveyed to the plaintiffs a certain lot of land near the City of Birmingham,…
1Opinion of the CourtStone, C. J.
The action was commenced against the appellant and his wife, to recover damages for alleged breaches of the covenants in a deed of bargain and sale, executed by them, conveying to the appelíees a certain lot or parcel of land in the city of Birmingham. There was judgment for the wife on her plea of coverture. The trial was had on an amended complaint having three counts. The first of these, alleges a breach of the covenant against incumbrances. The second complains of an alleged breach of the covenant that the grantors had good right to convey. The third alleges a breach of the general…
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